五刑
wǔ xíng
Pinyin

Definition

五刑
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wǔ xíng
  1. imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mò], cutting off the nose 劓[yì], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yuè], castration 宮|宫[gōng], execution 大辟[dà pì]
  2. Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chī], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhàng], forced labor 徒[tú], exile or banishment 流[liú], capital punishment 死[sǐ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

五
wǔ
  1. 1 five
  2. 2 5
二百五
èr bǎi wǔ
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 stupid person
  3. 3 a dope
五一
wǔ yī
  1. 1 5-1 (May 1st)
五十
wǔ shí
  1. 1 fifty
五官
wǔ guān
  1. 1 five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)
  2. 2 facial features

Idioms (20)

一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
  1. 1 over and over again (idiom)
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
  1. 1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
  2. 2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)